Shoe.



No. 841,763. y PATENTED JAN. 22, 1907.

' yG. G. BEMIS. 1

SHOE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY28, 1906.

UNITED srirrns rrrrnnr oirrifon.

(HUBER/lf (l. BEMIS, OF LYNDQa MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE.

il' rtl/Z whom zit 771,114/ concern:

This invention relates to a shoe having an internal cushion-pocket formed by an oll'setl in the heel portions of Vthe inner and outer soles, the said pocket being adapted to contain an elastic cushion the upper surface of Iwhich is substantially iiush with the highest portion of the inner surface of the shank; In shoes of this character heretofore made a cover for. the cushion has been provided by dividing the heel portion of the inner sole into two parts, one of whiiih is olfsetland attached .to the outer sole and heel, the other part bein@r free at its rear end, so that it may be raise( to ierniit the insertion and removal ofthe cus iion. T his construction necessitates the employment of a relatively thick iiiiier solo adapted tobe split at its heel pertionto forni the said parts ordivisions. 'I t is necessary that tlie said' cover be Afirmly and perinanently united to the innersole, so that it cannot become detached. 1

The present invention has for its object to provide anl in'ipri'ived construction whereby the thickness ol'` the inner sole may be reduced to the iiiiiiiniiim and` at the Sametime a permaiiently-ettached eiishioncover may be provided.

To this end the invention consists in` the improvements which l will now proceed to describe-and ehiini.

^ (0f the accompanying drawings, forming a partl ol` this specilication, Figure 1 represents a sectional view of the heel portion of a shoe in which myimprovement isemhodied. Fig. 2 represents a section, oii tnrnlarged "scale, on line?! 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. .s represents a side Iview of the blank fiomwliieh. the preferred form ol' e.iislii ncover is made. Fig. 4 represents a section on line. 4f 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents a perspective View of a modifica tion.

The sameniimerals of reference. indieiite the same. parts in all the figures.A

In the drawings, 12 represents the o'll'set portion of the outer sole', which' is lower than the highest part of the shank portion-13 and cushion-cavity.

isV connecte( with the latter by an inclinedportion 14, which lfornis'tlie, front wall of the Specification of Letters Patent. ippiimaan sied July ze, i

V Patented Jan. 22, 1907.

906. semina. 328.167.

'iwepresents the inner sole, the heel por.- tion of which is offset and conforms to the offset portion 12 of the outer sole, the said .offset portions being permanently.united The offset portion ofthe/inner sole forms the bottom of'a pocket which contains an elastic cushion 16.

17 represents a cushion-cover, which is composed of a leXible piece of leather or other suitable -material and may, if desired, be composed of a thin layer of leather and a reinforcing layer ol lfabric. The" forward portionl of thecover 17 is permanently at tached to the inner sole, its rear portion beiner free, so that it may be raised to permit the insertion and removal ol-- the cushion.'

The means for permanently attaching the vcover 17 to the .inner soleeoniprise earsnor tabs 18, formed on the edges of the cover at the forward. end thereof the said ears beingy preferably integralv with the body of the cover and adapted to he bent over the edge of the shank portion of the "inner sole. andv receive a sul'licient number of the iisuii-l5in-r seam stitches 19 to ellect a perinanentiinion between the cover and the inner sole and the 1 other parts of the shoe connected therewith; It desi red the ears may be inade'of separate iieeesv cemented or otherwise secured to th body of the cover, faltliougli I prefer to mak the ears" integralv with thev cover.. The Vfor wardiend ol the cover is preferably zskived,;

asfiiidieateu at 20, Fig. 4, so that it" joins thej inner. sole- ,without forming an appreciable shoulder orridge: This slrived portion may,

be cemented to the inner sole or it may bel additioinillyfsecured by a line of stitchesl extending crosswisc of the inner sole.

.lt will be seen that the described consstruction provides a securely-,attached cushion-cover and enables an inner sole of minii mum thicki'iess to be employed, thus reducing the expense and increasing the liexibility of the shoe.

ln Fig. 5 I. show a modification in which the forward portion of the cover 17 isv .ro w 'nchniay vbe the. bent end portions of a thin nie-.i

vided with metallic hooked ears .21

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tullio strip 132 suitably secured to the forward -v end of the covery the said hooks being formedA toiexteiid over the edges ol the inner sole and r project sullicieiitly under the same to "prevent the forward portion of the cover front hein;y raised from the inner sole.

The cover' shown in l* ig. 3 is adapted to be i io cuty out from e sheet of material with prae- 'tieally no Waste, as indicated by fuii and dotted es in Fig. 3.

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5 '15. A hoeV having an internal cushion- .pocket formed byan oset in the heel pol'- Qions ofits outer andinner soles, and a cover vfor said pocketprovided at its forward end .with means forengagi'ng the edges of the zo ,inner sole.,` i

*2.1 A shoe having an internal cushion- .pok'et formed byy an oli'setin the heel portions of its enter eind inner soles, and e cover fior said pocket provided at its forward end with ears engaged with the edges of the innery pooket formed by sin offset in the heel portions of its outer and inner soles, and a cover for said pocket provided at its forward end with ears integral with the oover and secured by inseam stitches. i

In testimony whereof 'I have aiiixed my signaiure 'in presence oi two Witnesses.

GILBERT C. BEMIS. Yitnessesz v M. B. MAY, E. BATGHELDER. 

